May 25th | Yiddish in China Research Seminar
Join us for the Yiddish in China Research Seminar at Duke Kunshan University on May 25, 2026. Featuring international scholars, the event explores Yiddish literature, history, and its connections with China through talks, panels, and discussions across cultures. We warmly welcome all DKU students, faculty, and staff to attend and be part of the conversation.
Film Society | He’s a Woman, She’s a Man ｜April 29th
This Wednesday the film society proudly presents a landmark Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Peter Chan—–He’s a Woman, She’s a Man (金枝玉叶). This 1994 classic follows Wing, a devoted young fan who disguises herself as a man to audition for a male singer competition, only to catch the eye of top music producer Sam […]
CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRATIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Contemporary political and intellectual changes have called into question the idea that democracy can and should become the dominant political regime globally. In order to understand these developments, this conference gathers scholars to examine non-democratic political thought, understood broadly to include critiques of democracy as well as the study of non-democratic traditions and arguments more […]
Early Buddhist Sculpture in Riverine South India | May 7th
May 7, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ｜ LIB 1117｜ Speaker: Kalyani Madhura Ramachandran When we think of ancient Indian Buddhist art, do we often focus on northern sites like Gandhara or Mathura? Hidden along the rivers of South India lies the site of Phanigiri, home to early Buddhist sculptures from the 1st–4th centuries CE. […]
Talk about Noguchi’s India ｜ May 6th
May 6, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM |LIB 1117 | Speaker: Kalyani Madhura Ramachandran Did you know that the career of Isamu Noguchi, the master of modernist sculpture, was profoundly shaped by his encounters with India’s ancient stone art? His journey began in 1949 at Mahabalipuram, and over the years, the forms and textures of […]
Art History, Visual Studies, and the Archive: Thinking through Postcards of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923
10:00 AM–12:00 PM, May 1 | Book Publishing & Production Studio (Library 3109) Calling any students interested in art history! Duke Professor and former Dean of the Humanities Gennifer Weisenfeld will host a workshop on art historical methods with a special media focus on postcards, using historical images of the Great Kanto Earthquake for […]
Transwar Design: Kamekura Yūsaku from Nippon Kōbō to the Tokyo Olympics
Gennifer Weisenfeld, Duke University Renowned designer and art director, Kamekura Yūsaku is widely heralded as a pillar of the postwar Japanese design field. As a founding member of the influential Japan Advertising Artists Club in 1951, and key designer for both the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka, Kamekura’s enormous contribution […]
Report on Reading Group for “Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education”
On April 17, 2026, faculty, staff, and students at Duke Kunshan University convened for the session of the “Embracing Diversity: Developing Cultural Competence for Inclusive Education” reading group series, which also marked the conclusion of this three-year event initiative. The discussion centered on Wei and Liu’s 2019 article “Coming out in Mainland China: A National […]
Thematic Short Film Screening about Memory, Identity & Resistance
Tue, April 21 | 7 PM | CCTE Performance Cafe Join us for an evening of six short films from four countries, circling with one persistent question: whose story gets to be told, and what does it cost to tell your own? From queer homecoming in China to political uprising in Myanmar, from a Moroccan […]
Film Society: Linda Linda Linda (2005) | April 15
Wednesday, April 15th, 6pm | IB Lecture Hall “Four girls, one song, and a day that changes everything.” This Wednesday, DKU Film Society will present to you the movie Linda Linda Linda (2005). Four high school girls scrambling to prepare for a cultural festival after everything falls apart at the last minute. What follows is […]
